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LOT 2701
Indo-Skythians, Azes AR Drachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛ AZOY, King on horseback riding to right, wearing cataphractus and holding whip aloft, uncertain Kharosthi letter before horse / Athena standing facing, holding shield on left arm, raising her right hand; monogram to right, Kharosthi "A" to left. Senior 96.10D-13D; HGC 12, 651. Very Fine. Double struck.(2.16gr, 16mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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